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How do you simplify $(sqrt3 + 5)(sqrt3 - 3)$ ?

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Jul 14, 2016

$2(sqrt3 -6)$

Explanation:

$(sqrt3 +5)(sqrt3-3) = 3 -3sqrt3 + 5sqrt3-15$

$= sqrt3(5-3)-12$
$=2sqrt3-12$
$=2(sqrt3-6)$

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